Three Poems

Photo by Luca Tacinelli on Unsplash

Test Results

You’re negative.
Are you sure?
I’m positive.


normalcy in chaos

hearing her harping 
on all that’s changed
since this virus struck
makes me appreciate
that she has not


shopping list

parked, got out, shut the door, forgot my mask
opened the door, grabbed my mask, put it on
shut the door, glasses fog up, drop my keys

take off my mask, glasses clear, find my keys
put on my mask, go in store, overflow my cart
get in line, six feet apart, forgot my billfold

left empty handed—without toilet paper.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Maximum of 400 words or 2000 characters.

Comments on Friendsjournal.org may be used in the Forum of the print magazine and may be edited for length and clarity.